| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 30) Collaroy, New South Wales, Australia |
| Education | University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Nurse |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Triathlon |
| Turned pro | 2015 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2020:
|
Emma Jeffcoat (born 2 December 1994) is an Australian triathlete.
Career
Emma Jeffcoat competed in the German Triathlon-Bundesliga [de] for the TV LemgoTV Lemgo [de] club.
In March 2016, she became a champion of the U23-Oceania triathlon and second-class Oceania champion in the elite class. She won ITU Triathlon World Cup events in Mooloolaba and Chengdu in 2018 and Tiszaujvaros in 2019, and was part of a relay team that won in Abu Dhabi in 2019. She placed 26th in the women's triathlon and 9th in the relay at the 2021 Olympics.
In 2020, she was hit by a car and broke her collarbone. She worked as a nurse during some of the COVID-19 pandemic. She then competed in the Women's and mixed relay triathlon events at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
References
- ^ Quinn, Madi (11 August 2014). "Emma Jeffcoat An Athlete Making Moves". Mermaid Society.
- "Emma Jeffcoat". New South Wales Institute of Sport. 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- Lulham, Amanda (2 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Australian triathlete Emma Jeffcoat's emotional rollercoaster". The Australian. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- "Emma Jeffcoat battles through Olympic triathlon debut". New South Wales Institute of Sport. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- "Mixed Relay Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
External links
- Emma Jeffcoat at World Triathlon
- Emma Jeffcoat at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Emma Jeffcoat at Olympics.com
- Emma Jeffcoat at Olympedia (archive)
 | This biographical article related to an Australian known for competing in triathlons is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
- 1994 births
- Australian female triathletes
- Living people
- Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic triathletes for Australia
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen
- Sportspeople from Sydney
- Sportswomen from New South Wales
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Sportspeople in Germany by club or team
- Triathlon biography stubs
- Australian sportspeople stubs